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liquor

li·quor

UK/ˈlɪk.ə(ɹ)/ US/ˈlɪk.ɚ/ common uk us

noun

1.
2.

a liquid substance that is a solution (or emulsion or suspension) used or obtained in an industrial process

  • “waste liquors”
3.

the liquid in which vegetables or meat have be cooked

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Origin

From Middle English licour, from Anglo-Norman licour, from Latin liquor (“fluidity, liquidness, a fluid, a liquid”), from liquere (“to be fluid or liquid”); see liquid. Doublet of liqueur.

Phrases

  • black liquor
  • call liquor
  • chocolate liquor
  • cooking liquor
  • corn liquor
  • hard liquor
  • hold one's liquor
  • in liquor
  • liquored up

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